White House monitoring track of Nemo snowstorm

President Obama and federal officials are monitoring the winter snowstorm barreling down on the Northeastern U.S., The White House said Friday.

The storm, dubbed "Nemo" by the Weather Channel, is expected to deposit up to two feet of snow and shut down travel along the nation's most populated corridor.

"The president will obviously be updated on this regularly," White House spokesman Jay Carney said Friday, adding that the Federal Emergency Management Agency was working with partners to monitor the storm.

"FEMA’s regional offices in Boston and New York City are in contact with state emergency management counterparts," Carney said. "FEMA’s National Watch Center here in Washington continues to monitor the situation and hold regular operational briefings with regional and federal partners as the severe winter weather advances and as impacts are felt throughout -- through the overnight hours into Saturday."

Officials on the ground in Northeastern cities and states are warning local residents against travel and updating them on emergency efforts.

During the worst of the storm, stay off the streets, stay out of your cars, and in your homes: bit.ly/14YBwJP #Nemo

— Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) Feb. 8, 2013

Please be safe out there today. For real-time traffic info, including weather-related incidents, visit 511nj.org. #Nemo

— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) Feb. 8, 2013

Check in with elderly neighbors & family & make sure they're prepared for the #blizzard w flashlights, extra food, meds, etc. #nemo

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) Feb. 8, 2013

In Massachusetts, Gov. Deval Patrick ordered the roads closed Friday afternoon. The Associated Press reported that 4,000 flights had been canceled as major airports in the Boston and New York areas shuttered.

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